Moultrie WMA Youth Draw Hunt this afternoon. Got put in the stand at 3:30 overlooking a food plot. Had two deer come out at 4:00. We watched them for about 15 minutes waiting to see if anymore showed up. I tried to talk her out of shooting so soon, hoping a buck would come out, but she wanted to shoot…now.
Told her she could only shoot one deer, and if she shot now she couldn’t shoot a buck later, but she said if she shot now she would be happy to just watch any other deer that showed up later on. Well, after getting her lined up and waiting for a broadside shot at 115 yards she hammered this one low through the shoulders. Deer went straight up in the air, hit the ground hard and scrambled 20 yards into the woods where she seen it stop.
Well, at 4:45 the deer parade started. 3 Doe and 4 young showed up, then a spike, then a buck with one 3 point antler other broke off, then an 8 pointer came out, then another Doe. We just sat there and enjoyed watching them feed out in front of us at 80 yards. Told her she could have shot that 8 point…now, but she said that’s OK, she had one deer and was having a blast watching ALL these deer. Most she has ever seen at one time.
Sat till dark until we were picked up by the truck. Then went to find the one she shot.
243 Win. 95 grain Federal Fusion.
